As the pandemic doesn't show any signs of losing its grip on the world anytime soon, I suspect many more shops will be offering on-line shopping only.
The pandemic might hasten the exodus, but it's commercial pressures that are seeing the shift to on-line stores. It used to be that we had local shops, then out of town commercial shopping areas eked out an economy of scale and saw the larger shops move out to those - cue calls of 'death of the high street' - and charity shops and cafes moved in. Now Amazon and the like are showing a business model that makes another economic benefit, and enough people are willing to work within those confines and restrictions that it's commercially viable and undercuts the bricks-and-mortar business model.
Unless you have a product or service that needs face-to-face contact, the future seems to be on-line.
O.
